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Umax Astra 3400 Flatbed Scanner | 
 enlarge | Brand: Umax
Category: CE
List Price: $79.99
Buy Used: $15.99
You Save: $64.00 (80%)
Used (4) from $15.99
Rating:  33 reviews
Platforms: Windows Nt, Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Nt 3.5, Windows Nt 4, Windows Nt 5, Powermac, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 2000 Server, Mac Os X, Mac Os 9 And Below, Windows
Media: Electronics
Compatibility: PC USB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.2
Dimensions (in): 22.8 x 14.3 x 4.7
MPN: SPKG-13439
Model: SPKG-13439
UPC: 785461134395
EAN: 0785461134395
ASIN: B00004W453
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 42-bit color depth | | • | 600 x 1,200 dpi resolution, 9,600 dpi interpolated | | • | USB interface | | • | Easy-to-use one-touch buttons (scan, copy, OCR, and e-mail) | | • | Complete software bundle |
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Product Description
The UMAX Astra 3400 offers the speed of USB technology and high resolution for fast, versatile, and high-quality image capture. The Astra 3400 gives you trillions of sharp, vibrant colors. The Astra 3400 features the exclusive Intelligent Imaging Process Engine (IIPE), which automatically optimizes images and text to ensure that you get great results every time you scan. UMAX' exclusive IIPE technology automatically detects if your document or photograph should be color, gray, or black and white; automatically assigns the optimum resolution for scanning; automatically crops your image; automatically rotates the scanned image if it is askew on the scan bed.Featuring fast push-button scanning, the Astra 3400 includes Scan, Copy, Custom (E-mail or OCR), and Power Saving buttons. By combining the push-button functionality and Intelligent Image Process Engine (IIPE) technology, UMAX has provided users with the functionality to scan many types of reflective media with just a push of a button. The Power Saving button allows the user to power-off the scanner's fluorescent lamp without losing the connection to the computer through the USB port. To power back on the scanner's lamp, simply press the Power Saving button a second time. There is no need to refresh your computer since the USB connection through the USB port was maintained.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Umax Astra 3400 is designed with business users in mind, featuring 42-bit internal color depth and a 14-bit analog-to-digital converter to capture trillions of colors with a resolution of 600 x 1,200 dpi. The Astra 3400 also features single-button operations for scanning, copying, optical character recognition, and e-mail. Plus, you can scan multiple images at one time for improved productivity.The Astra 3400 manages documents, scanning images and text documents into almost any application, including e-mail and fax. An Intelligent Image Process Engine (IIPE) evaluates the correct settings for many types of images, providing fast and untroubled scanning. The 3400 delivers resolutions from 1 dpi to 9,600 dpi and scaling from 1 percent to 1,000 percent in 5-percent increments. The flatbed provides a maximum scan size of 8.5 by 11.7 inches. Both PC and Mac users can employ the USB compatibility for the plug-and-play installation sought after in business equipment. Also, the compact design, approximately 18 by 12 by 3 inches, and light weight require only a small desk or shelf commitment. The 3400 comes with easy-to-use scanning software so that users can obtain consistent, quality output. Software for enhancing, modifying, and organizing images is furnished with the unit, including Adobe PhotoDeluxe and PhotoDeluxe Home Edition; Umax VistaScan, VistaScan TWAIN scanner driver, VistaShuttle and Copy Utility (PC only); ScanSoft OmniPage LE OCR; NewSoft Presto! PageManager and PageType; plus Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0. Umax backs the Astra 3400 with one year of technical support and extended support hours (including Saturdays). --Barbara Price
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 Not worth the 'free' price tag September 6, 2007
Johnny Graves
Got it for free with my last computer, finally tried it and it only gives a black screen, barring that, Umax charges for the updates to their non-compatible scanner, after about 3 different drivers (including the pirated real one) and reconfiguring the device, still nothing but black, but hey, least it was free.
Umax support is AWFUL!!!! February 20, 2007
N. Najim
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you do purchase a UMAX scanner, make sure nothing happens to the driver or software, because they will not help you recover the software/driver ever again. Instead, you purchase drivers and then pay $14.95. I think they are idiots for not supporting their products. I will NEVER buy another UMAX product again. NEVER!!!!!
Buy UMAX scanner if you are never going to upgrade yourr Operating system ever May 20, 2006
Kishore Kumar (USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I upgraded my Operating System to Windows XP and UMAX scanner stop working. Obviously it required driver for Windows XP.
Unlike other vendors, UMAX dosnot provide drivers for free. They charge so much that in that amount you will buy another scanner.
I will never buy any UMAX products in future. I don't know how this company is still surviving.
NEVER BUY UMAX PRODUCT. If you don't belive me try calling their Customer Service and ask for driver, you will get the answer. Then you will thank me for this review.
About the scanner, it sucks, its very slow and color are not accurate.
I would have given ZERO stars but this was not the option.
 not sure what these other reviewers are talking about ... September 15, 2005
gamerzombie
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
if you're looking for a scanner for freeway billboards or an ultra-professional, super-high resolution, ansel adams-worthy scanner like the other reviewers, this may not be the scanner for you but i've been using this scanner for 5 years and i have not had any problems with it. i would, however, share the disappointment with umax; when apple moved on to OSX, umax did not update the driver for the astra 3400. it's stuck on OS 9 and what sounds like a non-intuitive PC setup.
Worked briefly, then stopped December 31, 2004
D. Seibert
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I got this for occasional scanning needs, and what a peice of $#!%. When it did work, it was reasonable, but at one point just started scanning grey. Patches, jiggling, tech support were all completely useless. Now they make you pay for drivers if you lost the disk, which is like adding expensive insult to injury.
Do not, under any circumstances, buy this scanner. You may get lucky, it might work for you - but if you feel that lucky use the money on lottery tickets.
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